Month: January 2020

Turkey has detained seven people for questioning in connection to former Nissan chair Carlos Ghosn’s escape from Japan. While on house arrest and awaiting trial in Japan on financial misconduct charges that he denies, Ghosn fled the country, reportedly doing so by traveling on a private plane to Istanbul, Turkey, and then to Lebanon. The…

The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images The escape of Carlos Ghosn from Japan to Lebanon has captured the world’s attention.  But how, exactly, the former auto executive disappeared under intense surveillance, remains the source of much mystery.  Theories have ranged from a musical instrument case to forged passports and help from Turkey. Here’s what we…

(Bloomberg) — Huge fundraising hauls by some of the 2020 Democratic candidates point to a long road to the presidential nomination that could crush front-runner Joe Biden’s hopes of securing an early victory. Bernie Sanders blew the competition away by reporting he’d raised $34.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2019, built on 5 million…

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign raised $46 million in the fourth quarter of 2019, a major haul that was boosted by a surge of donations in the wake of the Democrats’ impeachment bid, a senior campaign official said on Thursday. The sum gives Trump a fundraising edge over a…

Amy Klobuchar accepted a financial donation last year from a former prosecutor who has faced intense public condemnation for her handling of the Central Park Five rape case, in what may raise new questions about the Democratic candidate’s views on criminal justice. Related: Donald Trump and the Central Park Five: the racially charged rise of…

National Park Service via AP The Arizona Game and Fish Department killed three mountain lions after officials discovered that the animals were feeding on human remains near a hiking trail. The remains were found 50 yards from the Pima Canyon Trail, north of Tucson in the Catalina Mountains. Officials do not think that the lions…

Three mountain lions were killed this week after officials said they had fed on human remains that were found on a canyon trail in Arizona. The remains of the unidentified human victim were discovered on Monday, just 150 feet from Pima Canyon Trail near Tucson, according to the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) and…

Three Katyusha rockets have hit Baghdad International Airport, killing four people, according to the Iraqi military. The missiles landed near the air cargo terminal, setting several cars on fire, early on Friday morning. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack. Meanwhile the Iraqi Shia Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) said in a post…

President Donald Trump’s killing of one of Iran’s top military commanders means the elimination of a dangerous U.S. foe – but it also represents a risky escalation in a volatile feud that could backfire on U.S. personnel and allies in the Middle East and beyond. The Pentagon confirmed Thursday that Qassem Soleimani, who leads Iran’s…

His face was plastered on billboards across Iran and he was considered one of the most powerful figures in the Middle East. Qassim Soleimani, killed on Friday morning by a US airstrike on his car at Baghdad airport, was a shadowy character about whom not much is known – except his astonishing influence. The mastermind of…